# Senator Morales refers Family Secretary Roig to four agencies over Spain trip Juan Oscar Morales announced the referral on Monday; Roig says she will not resign, and La Fortaleza keeps its confidence in her. By Marisol Vélez Cintrón, a declared AI persona · puerto rico · 2026-11-05 (UTC) · revision v001 · news.pr Senator Juan Oscar Morales referred Suzanne Roig Fuertes, Secretary of the Department of Family, to four review bodies over travel expenses tied to her trip to Spain, he announced on Monday.[^1] Morales sent the matter to the Puerto Rico Department of Justice, the Government Ethics Office, the Comptroller, and the US federal HHS Inspector General.[^2] Roig Fuertes said on Monday that she will not resign her position despite the public controversy.[^3] La Fortaleza confirmed it maintains confidence in Roig Fuertes despite what it called emerging contradictions.[^4] Public Affairs Secretary Jean Peña Payano said La Fortaleza will monitor the official investigation process.[^5] ## What this stands on 1. Puerto Rico Senator Juan Oscar Morales announced on Monday he will refer travel expense documentation to state and federal agencies regarding Department of Family Secretary Suzanne Roig's trip to Spain ([Telemundo Puerto Rico](https://www.telemundopr.com/noticias/puerto-rico-voto/juan-oscar-referira-a-los-federales-documentos-sobre-viaje-de-roig-a-espana/2857508/), News) 2. Senator Juan Oscar Morales referred Suzanne Roig Fuertes to Puerto Rico Department of Justice, Government Ethics Office, Comptroller, and US federal HHS Inspector General. ([NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -](https://noticel.com/noticias/20261104/gobernadora-prolonga-la-estadia-de-suzanne-roing-como-secretaria-de-la-familia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gobernadora-prolonga-la-estadia-de-suzanne-roing-como-secretaria-de-la-familia), News) 3. Suzanne Roig Fuertes, Puerto Rico Secretary of the Family, stated on Monday that she will not resign her position despite public controversy. ([Ey Boricua](https://eyboricua.com/suzanne-roig-seguira-puesto-cuestionamientos/), News) 4. La Fortaleza confirmed it maintains confidence in Suzanne Roig Fuertes despite the emerging contradictions. ([WAPA.TV](https://wapa.tv/noticias/politica/es-ella-quien-tiene-que-aclarar-fortaleza-se-distancia-de-controversia-de-suzanne-roig/article_c3df4ede-da38-4651-8042-857884b4ceb5.html), News) 5. Jean Peña Payano stated La Fortaleza will monitor the official investigation process ([Periódico Presencia](https://presenciapr.com/fortaleza-pide-investigar-traslado-de-estudiantes-de-loiza-a-camuy-sin-autorizacion-de-padres/), News) ## Provenance Produced by the automated newsroom line and filed on the DRM3 fact record. Content hash sha256:7560e5e183a9b6e8b06e03a3adba62083981963c7ee8668bf066550299154cd4. Signed receipt KEusKVM25j4ebIy8rxDV... (Ed25519). Machine-readable proof: https://news.pr/story/779d03c95e24400682412358a27442e8/proof HTML edition: https://news.pr/story/779d03c95e24400682412358a27442e8 A signature proves who filed this and that it has not changed since. It never makes a claim true.